For the third time, Lidl and StartLife have collaborated on the Lidl Future Goods. From June 30th, ten sustainable food products from mission-driven startups can be found in Lidl stores across the Netherlands. Lidl provides startups with their first retail experience while striving to make their product selection more sustainable, affordable, and available to all.
Lidl helps small companies to kick-off successfully by sharing valuable knowledge and experiences. Simultaneously, Lidl learns from the startups’ motivation and courage in developing their products dedicated to a more sustainable food system. StartLife has scouted and screened food startups that are in line with this mission and the motivations behind the Future Goods.
Affordable Exposure to Large Audience
Entering a large-scale production phase can be very challenging, in particular for startups – especially when it comes to maintaining consistent quality and meeting food (safety) regulations. From StartLife’s perspective, we are convinced that Lidl’s Future Goods initiative offers innovative food startups a great chance to build up ‘retail experience’ alongside valuable lessons. At the same time, it helps Lidl to investigate the (Dutch) consumer’s appetite for new food products with a sustainability impact.
Lidl Future Goods 2022 Selection
After a yearlong of preparations, StartLife and Lidl have collaboratively selected 10 different Future Goods to enter the shelves at Lidl:
- Little Hoppers, meatballs made from crickets,
- GRO Krupi Chips & Oyster mushroom Burgers, made from Dutch mushrooms,
- Cupplement Coffee, fully biodegradable coffee capsules,
- Cultcha Kombucha, green tea-based drink in two flavors,
- Pacha de Cacao Juice, made from coffee pulp side-stream,
- Willicroft Greek White & Young Dutch, plant-based cheese alternative made in the Netherlands.
Now…rush off and make your way to your nearest Lidl store in the Netherlands to get your own taste of the future of food!
